Opinion
08-21-00124-CV
07-27-2021
BREANN WATERHOUSE AND ROBERT WATERHOUSE, Appellants, v. FNU GOFIT AND STEPHANIE HARRISON, Appellees.
Appeal from the County Court at Law No. 7 of El Paso County, Texas (TC# 2021DCV1503)
Before Rodriguez, C.J., Palafox and Alley, JJ.
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
On July 16, 2021, Appellants filed a notice of appeal in the above-styled and numbered cause. Upon further review of the trial court's judgment, this Court has determined that it will treat this appeal as being an accelerated appeal from an interlocutory order. Because this appeal is accelerated, the notice of appeal was filed late, but still within fifteen days after the deadline for the notice of appeal to be filed. A motion for extension of time is necessarily implied when an appellant, acting in good faith, files a notice of appeal beyond the time allowed by Tex.R.App.P. 26.1 but within the fifteen-day grace period provided by Rule 26.3 for filing a motion for extension of time. See Verburgt v. Dorner, 959 S.W.2d 615, 617 (Tex. 1997). However, an appellant must still provide the Court with a reasonable explanation for the late filing of the notice of appeal before the Court may accept the appeal. Accordingly, Appellant is ordered to respond in writing and provide the Court with a reasonable explanation for filing the notice of appeal late. See TEX.R.APP.P. 10.5(B)(1)(C), 26.3; Verburgt, 959 S.W.2d at 617. The explanation is due to be filed no later than August 6, 2021. If Appellants fail to comply with this order, the appeal is subject to dismissal without further notice.
IT IS SO ORDERED.